| Key terms |
Definition |
| Household |
A person living alone or two or more people living at the same address, sharing a living room. |
| Brownfield |
Land that has been built on before and is to be cleared and reused. These sites are often in the inner city |
| UDC |
Improve inner city areas in the 1980s using both public and private investment |
| City Challenge |
An approach started in the 1990’s which was holistic and involved local people and local authorities |
| Greenfield |
Land that has not been built on before, usually in the countryside on the edge of a built up area |
| Regeneration |
Improving an area |
| Green Belts |
Land on the edge of the built-up area, where restrictions are placed on building to prevent the outward expansion of towns and cities and to protect the natural environment |
| Site and Service |
This occurs where land is divided into individual plots and water, sanitation, electricity and basic track layout are supplied before building by residents begins |
| Sustainable Communities |
Community (offering housing, employment and recreation opportunities) that is broadly in balance with the environment and offers people a good quality of life |
| Park and ride schemes |
Car parks on the edge of towns where buses pick up customers and take them to the city centres. This reduces congestion |
| Function |
The purpose of a particular area e.g. for residential use, recreation or shopping |
| Urban Sprawl |
The uncontrolled outward expansion of the built up area of a town or city |
| Segregation |
Occurs where people of a particular ethnic group chose to live with others from the same ethnic group, separate from other groups |
| Self-help schemes |
Sometimes known as assisted self-help (ASH), this is where local authorities help the squatter settlement residents to improve their homes by offering finance in the form of loans or grants and often installing water pipes. |
| Sustainable development |
Development that preserves future resources, standards of living and the needs of future generations |
| Inner city |
The area around the CBD – usually built before 1918 in the UK |
| Incineration |
Getting rid of waste by burning it on a large scale at selected sites |
| CBD |
The main shopping and service area in a city. Usually found in the middle of the city so that it is usually accessible |
| Outer suburbs |
The area on the edge of the city. Many suburbs were built after 1945 and get newer as they reach the edge of the city |